Artist on Fire
{{short description|1987 Canadian documentary film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Artist on Fire
| image =
| caption = Film poster
| director = Kay Armatage
| producer = Barbara Tranter
| writer =
| starring = Joyce Wieland
| music =
| cinematography = Babette Mangolte
Peter Mettler
| editing = Petra Valier
| studio = Dominion Pictures
| distributor = Canadian Filmmakers' Distribution Centre
| released = {{film date|1987|06||}}
| runtime = 54 minutes
| country = Canada
| language = English
| budget =
}}
Artist on Fire (also known as Artist on Fire: Joyce Wieland or Artist on Fire: The Work of Joyce Wieland) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Kay Armatage and released in 1987.{{Cite journal|author=Cameron Bailey|date=July–August 1987|title=Kay Armatage's Artist on Fire|journal=Cinema Canada|pages=28–29|via=Online}} The film is a portrait of Canadian feminist artist and filmmaker Joyce Wieland.Carole Corbeil, "Capturing power of Wieland's art". The Globe and Mail, September 18, 1987.
The film premiered in June 1987 at the International Women's Festival of Film and Video in Montreal,Ina Warren, "Gentle spoofs, biting satire surface in productions by women: Films that tickle the funny bone". The Globe and Mail, June 6, 1987. and was later screened in the Perspectives Canada stream at the 1987 Toronto International Film Festival.Jay Scott, "Perspective Canada lineup announced: 90 Days sequel picked for festival". The Globe and Mail, July 23, 1987.
At TIFF, the film received an honorable mention from the jury for the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film.Jay Scott, "No attendance figures released; Critics laud Zoo as best film". The Globe and Mail, September 21, 1987.
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0191792}}
Category:1987 documentary films
Category:Canadian documentary films
Category:Documentary films about women in film
Category:1980s English-language films
Category:English-language documentary films
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